Aidan O’Brien is responsible for seven of the 15 confirmations as he searches for an eighth victory in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Aidan O’Brien is responsible for seven of the 15 confirmations as he searches for an eighth victory in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

CAPE Blanco is to be retired to stud after sustaining a knee injury when winning at Belmont Park in America on Saturday.

Aidan O'Brien is responsible for the six of the 16 five-day entries for Saturday's Dubai Dewhurst Stakes as he seeks to win the seven-furlong race for a third time.

JOHN Oxx’s rapidly-improving Alanza (11-4) swooped late to take the Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster yesterday.

FAME And Glory has been installed as the 5-4 favourite for Saturday’s Irish Field St Leger after featuring among 13 confirmations for the race.

Dragon Pulse and Talwar have been added to the field for Saturday’s Goffs National Stakes at the Curragh.

AIDAN O’Brien boasts an exemplary record in the opening maiden at Gowran Park tonight, having won it six times in the last ten years, and his Foot Soldier can enhance the stable’s record by taking the race in the hands of Colm O’Donoghue.

THE unbeaten Power heads a team of six possibles from the Aidan O’Brien stable for Sunday’s Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.

NOTABLE GRADUATE is the nap choice to come through his stiffest test to date in the Listed Nijinsky Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

THE Curragh yesterday belonged to Aidan O’Brien.